dr hab. Tadeusz Biela

Scientific career:

• 1978 – M.Sc. (inorganic chemistry), University of Lodz, Poland
• 1980 – Research Assistant, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
• 1987 – Senior Research Assistant, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
• 1992 – PhD in Chemistry, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies. Thesis adviser: Prof. P. Kubisa. Ph.D. Thesis: Kinetics and mechanism of addition of oxirans to the selected phosphorus acids”
• 1994 – Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
• 2007 – DSc. (habilitation), Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, D.Sc. Thesis: “Star-shaped Polylactides and their stereocomplexes – Synthesis and novel methods of analysis”
• 2009 – Associate Professor, group leader, Department of Polymer Chemistry at the Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
• Author or co-author of more than 40 scientific papers, published mostly in the highest impact factor polymer journals and 30 contributions to the international symposia

Current research area:

Chemistry of polymers with particulate interest in:

• ring-opening polymerization
• Hyperbranched and star-shaped polyesters
• Stereocomplexes of polymers
• SEC in determination of polymer architecture
• Supramolecular chemistry of polymers

Selected references:

     Publications:

1. Danko, P.Hrdlovic, M. Brzezinski, A. Duda, T.Biela
   Real-time monitoring of stereocomplex formation of poly(l-lactide) and poly(d-lactide) decorated with pyrene derivative as a fluorescence probe.
   Polymer 156, 76–84, 2018
2. K. Piechocki, M. Kozanecki, S. Kadłubowski, B. Pacholczyk-Sienicka, P. Ulański, T. Biela
   Controlling the properties of radiation-synthesized thermoresponsive oligoether methacrylate hydrogels by varying the monomer side-chain length; self-composite network containing crystalline phase
   Polymer, 150, 275-288, 2018
3. A. Michalski, M. Brzeziński, P. Kubisa, T. Biela
   Supramolecular aggregates of linear and star-shaped polylactides with different numer of hydroxyl or carboxyl end-groups
   Reactive and Functional Polymers 128, 67-73, (2018).
4. M. Puchalski, G. Szparaga, T. Biela, A. Gutowska, S. Sztajnowski, and I. Krucinska Molecular and Supramolecular Changes in Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) and Polybutylene Succinate Adipate (PBSA) Copolymer during Degradation in Various Environmental Conditions,
   Polymers, 10, 251, 2018
5. A. Michalski, M. Socka, M. Brzeziński, T. Biela
   Reversible supramolecular PLA gels obtained via stereocomplexation”
   Macromol. Chem. Phys., 1700607, (2018).
6. T. Biela, M. Brzeziński,
   Supramolecular Interactions, a Route to Control Properties and Interfaces in PLA Based Materials
   Curr. Org. Chem. 21, 2466-2478, (2017)
7. T. Biedroń, A. Michalski, T. Biela, P. Kubisa
   Stereocomplexation of polylactides containing ionic liquid end-groups”,
   Polimery, 62, 254-261, (2017)
8. Biela et. al.
   Influence of the homehold composting conditions on the structural changes of polylactide spun-bonded nonwovens during degradation
   Textile Research Journal, 87, 2541-2549, (2017)
9. Florczak, A. Michalski, A. Kacprzak, M. Brzeziński, T. Biedroń, A. Pająk, P. Kubisa, T. Biela
   MALDI-TOF Analysis of Lactide Oligomers with Functional End Groups
   React. Funct. Polym., 104, 71-77, 2016
10. Biela, M. Brzeziński
    Supramolekularne polilaktydy – metody otrzymywania i wybrane właściwości, Polymery (Warsaw), 61, 397-406, 2016
11. Michalski, T. Makowski, T. Biedroń, M. Brzeziński and T. Biela
    Controlling Polylactide Stereocomplexes (sc-PLA) Self-Assembly: From Microspheres to Nanoparticles
    Polymer, 90, 242-248, 2016
12. M. Brzeziński, T. Biela
    in Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials: Stereocomplexed polylactides,
    eds. S. Kobayashi and K. Müllen, Springer, Berlin, 2015.
13. M. Brzeziński, T.  Biela,
    Supramolecular polylactides by the cooperative interaction of the end groups and stereocomplexation
    Macromolecules 48, 2994-3004, 2015
14. Brzeziński, T. Biela
    Micro- and nanostructures of polylactide stereocomplexes and their biomedical applications,
    Polym. Int  64, 1667-1675, 2015
15. T. Biela, D. Neugebauer
    Water soluble well-defined acidic graft copolymers based on a poly(propylene glycol) macromonomer
    RSC Advances 5, 3627-3635, 2015
16. Brzeziński, T. Biedroń, A. Tracz, P. Kubisa, T Biela
    Spontaneous Formation of Colloidal Crystals of PLA Stereocomplex Microspheres and their Hierarchical Structure
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 27-31, 2014
17. Brzeziński, T. Biela
    Polylactide Nanocomposites with functionalized carbon nanotubes and their stereocomplexes: A focused review
    Materials Letters 121, 244-250, 2014
18. Mielanczyk, D. Neugebauer, T. Biela
    Synthesis and self-assembly behavior of amphiphilic methyl α-D-glucopyranoside-centered copolymers
    Polym. Res. 21, 413, 2014
19. Biela, M. Puchalski, and I. Krucińska
    Zmiany strukturalne polilaktydu pod wpływem przetwórstwa.
    Krucińska, I. z zespołem, Ed. Biodegradowalne Wyroby Włókniste. 1. ed. Łódź: Monografia Politechniki Łódzkiej; 2014; pp. 417-431.
    Notes: ISBN 978-83-7283-639-7
20. Krucińska, T. Biela, M. Kowalczuk, M. Puchalski
    Charakterystyka surowców biodegradowalnych stosowanych w projekcie. Krucińska, I. z zespołem, Ed. Biodegradowalne Wyroby Włókniste. 1. ed. Łódź: Monografia Politechniki Łódzkiej; 2014; pp. 16-27.
    Notes: ISBN 978-83-7283-639-7
21. Maksym-Bębenek, T. Biela, D. Neugebauer
    Synthesis and investigation of monomodal hydroxy-functionalized PEG methacrylate based copolymers with high polymerization degrees. Modification by “grafting from Reactive & Functional Polymers 82, 33–40, 2014